Two truck crashes on the M1 Princes Motorway this week are not a cause for concern for organisers of the i98fm Illawarra Convoy.
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The annual fundraising event is on this Sunday morning and will see more than 600 trucks on the M1 Princes Motorway down Mt Ousley.
The route will take those heavy vehicles right past the spot where trucks flipped on consecutive days earlier this week.
Convoy spokeswoman Tia Davis from i98fm said the two accidents had no bearing on the convoy.
“The two truck accidents this week had contributing factors,” Ms Davis said.
We’re confident in the safety measures that we have in place for Convoy.
- i98fm Illawarra Convoy spokeswoman Tia Davis
“We’re a slow-moving police-escorted event that’s happening on Sunday with unloaded trucks.
“We’re confident in the safety measures that we have in place for Convoy and we don’t really see how they’re related.”
Ms Davis added there had been no traffic incidents in past convoys.
A spokesman for Roads and Maritime Services said they were aware of the i98fm Illawarra Convoy when planning the closure of Bulli Pass.
While the pass was reopened for the arrival of the Radiance of the Seas cruise ship and the Sydney to Gong bike ride, the Roads and Maritime Services spokesman said there was never a plan to open it for the Convoy weekend to give light vehicles an alternate route in and out of Wollongong.
“Opening Bulli Pass was not considered as the trucks are travelling in a convoy within a set time frame and are on Mt Ousley,” the spokesman said.
“Motorists should be aware of the event and plan their trip to avoid congestion on Mt Ousley, the M1 Princes Motorway and Shellharbour Road.”
The RMS spokesman also said traffic measures would in place on Sunday during the convoy
“A traffic commander and traffic emergency patrol crew will be on site during the event and NSW Police, Roads and Maritime and other emergency services have been involved in planning,” the RMS spokesman said.